Sizzling Beef with Spring Onions

Fashion in food, as with clothes, is very much part of the Hong Kong scene. The fad I find most amusing and quite popular is what are called ‘sizzling platters’. Dishes are partially cooked and presented at the table on a cast-iron plate that has been heated to very hot; the diners then shield their clothes and faces by placing their napkins in front of them, and the waiter pours the food onto the platter. Because it is so hot, of course, it makes a wonderful and very appetizing sizzling no